Oklahoma § 59-2035 - License - Applicants who have not passed CRTT or RRT
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-2035 — License - Applicants who have not passed CRTT or RRT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-2035. License - Applicants who have not passed CRTT or RRT
examination.
A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may
issue a license to practice respiratory care, upon payment of a fee
of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00), to persons who have qualified
pursuant to Section 8 of this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
B. 1. Other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT
examination and who have been practicing respiratory care in a full
time capacity for a period of more than twenty-four (24) months
prior to the effective date of this act may, at the discretion of
the Board, be issued a license to practice respiratory care upon
payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00). Provided, such
applicant must demonstrate through written evidence verified under
oath and certified to by the employing health care facility that
applicant has in fact been employed in such capacity for more than
twenty-four (24) months preceding the effective date of this act.
2. All other applicants who have not passed the CRTT or RRT
examinations and who have been in the full time practice of
respiratory care for a period of less than twenty-four (24) months,
who, through written evidence verified by oath, demonstrate as
required by rules of the Board that they are currently functioning
in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner, may be given a
special provisional license to practice respiratory care under the
supervision of a consenting licensed respiratory care practitioner
or consenting licensed physician for a period of no longer than
thirty-six (36) months from the effective date of this act. Such
applicants must pass an entry level examination administered by the
Board during the thirty-six-month period in order to be issued a
license to practice respiratory care. The fee for a special
provisional license shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).
Added by Laws 1995, c. 171, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-2035 ("License - Applicants who have not passed CRTT or RRT") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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